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'West Kent has seen the most increases'

Ben Siggins, director of Ben Siggins Estate Agents in Maidstone, said: “Areas closer to London have seen the most significant increases, in areas such as Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks where a commute to London is around 35 - 40 minutes.

“10 years ago was the end of the most recent financial crisis, it is no surprise therefore to see such a surge in prices over this period.

“This coupled with historically low-interest rates have seen the housing market rocket over this time.

“I doubt future 10-year predictions can be entirely accurate, as nobody can predict what will happen over this period.

“I don’t think anyone would have predicted that in the last 10 years we have seen interest rates as low as they are, Britain leaving Europe and Donald Trump being president of America.”